Minsheng Bank Building
| Minsheng Bank Building | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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| Construction time : | 2001-2007 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Postmodern |
| Architect : | Wuhan Architectural Design Institute |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height to the top: | 331.3 m |
| Height to the roof: | 289.9 m |
| Top floor: | 237.5 m |
| Rank (height) : | 3rd place (Wuhan) |
| Floors : | 68 |
| Usable area : | 150,000 m² |
| Building material : | Structure: steel ; Facade: glass , aluminum |
Minsheng Bank Building or Wuhan International Securities Building is the name of a 331 meter high skyscraper in the Chinese city of Wuhan . The building, which is also known as the China People's Bank Building , houses offices on 68 floors. The building reached its full height in April 2006, making it the eighteenth tallest building in the world, and was finally completed in 2007.
While the construction work began in 2001 with the excavation of the 14 meter deep foundations, it was completed in 2007. According to various sources, completion was planned for 2005, which is why there were delays, but it is unclear.
The highest floor is at a height of 237.5 meters, the rest is a stepped top.
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ World's Tallest Buildings Ranked on architecture.about.com (Engl.)
- ↑ World's Tallest ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
- ↑ The tallest buildings in the world on die-erde.com
Coordinates: 30 ° 35 ′ 47.9 ″ N , 114 ° 16 ′ 4.1 ″ E